Flood — Phillips, Montana

2023-04-12 to 2023-04-20 · near Saco, Phillips, Montana

Event narrative

The Milk River at Saco (SACM8) rose above its flood stage of 20 feet at 12:18 AM on April 12th. The river then crested at 26.24 feet at 5:15 AM on April 15th. The river would fall below flood stage at 3:14 AM on April 20th.

Wider weather episode

Rapidly melting snow from an above normal snowpack caused flooding along numerous streams and at many river forecast points in the Milk River Watershed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1084408. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.